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“PJ” Herbert Sentenced in Stolen Valor Case

NOTE: TAH / VG carried several articles about this guy. This is the sentencing phase of the story. (theme = arrested) https://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=146726 (theme = apologizes) https://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=128923 Meet Paul “PJ” Herbert, a 54-year-old former Marine who apparently confused his military service with a Netflix action movie, claiming to be the sole survivor of an IED attack […]
Grand Slam – USMC, Officer, Purple Heart, Service Dog

No, this ‘Grand Slam’ is not a Denny’s breakfast that you order after a night of drinking. It’s checking all the Stolen Valor boxes. In what can only be described as the most elaborate game of “fake it ’til you make it” gone horribly wrong, 57-year-old Lissa Lagasse of Lowell has been charged with enough […]
Jacksonville (FL) Man Gets 3 Months in Prison for Faking Service

A 60-year-old Jacksonville Marine Corps veteran, Robert D. Gulledge, has been sentenced to three months in federal prison for falsifying his military service records. While Gulledge legitimately served six years in the Marines as a sergeant, he repeatedly used doctored discharge paperwork (DD Form 214) that falsely promoted him to gunnery sergeant and fabricated extensive […]
Robert E. Wilson Jr – Official Military Records

Just to complete this case, we wanted to post Robert E. Wilson Jr.’s official military records. They could not locate him, probably because he had a common name and several SSNs. We posted the NPRC cover letters stating they could not locate his records. We filed 4-5 times. After we accounted for variations, we finally […]
Bill Hayden reportedly claimed to be a SEAL. Retired Navy SEAL says, “Nope!”

Bill Hayden, Sussex County Commissioner, stated that he was leaving the Republican Party. This comes in the aftermath of four of his fellow Republicans voting to censure him for misconduct. The censure also included allegations of stolen valor. Hayden claimed to be a Navy SEAL and he also claimed to be a Marine. The article […]
‘Former Marine’ Arrested for False Purple Heart Application and Fraud

The internet lit up like a Christmas tree yesterday with stories of Paul John âPJâ Herbert, 52, of Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts as he now faces one count of theft of government money and one count of making false statements. These charges could land him up to 15 years in prison if he’s found guilty. Former […]
Zinnerman – The Hits Just Keep Right on Comin’

We wrote about Zinnerman here, and he has since been removed from his post at the Montford Point Marines Association. Now, they’ve discovered that a top official vouched for Zinnerman saying Zinnerman distinguished himself in combat in Iraq – but later it was determined Zinnerman was never there. The official – Lt General Walter Gaskin […]
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